Chinese food
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Homey Tofu Soup: Try Chinese Pickled Mustard
Most Chinese people love to cook and enjoy Tofu soups. Tofu soups can be light and delicate or rich and hearty. Tofu’s ability to absorb every flavor and broth is what makes it so simple and wonderful. Zha cai ( Chinese pickled mustard ) is a common flavoring ingredient in Chinese cuisine. As a fermented…
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Mussel Tofu Soup: Subtle Ocean Aroma On Table
Continue with soup—still a fairly light, nourishing one. Soups seem simple: just throw all the ingredients into a pot, before serving, sprinkle some pepper or a bit of chicken bouillon, maybe a drizzle of sesame oil—and it usually tastes okay. But the problem is, many soups cooking this way taste the same. In fact, there…
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Warming the Early Autumn with a bowl of Mushroom Okra Tofu Soup
Autumn is finally on its way! Big bowls of soup have been appearing on our table more and more often. Without MSG, bouillon cubes or artificial soup bases, the easiest and cleanest way to draw out umami for soup is mushrooms. That’s why we always keep a small box of various mushrooms in the fridge.…
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Spicy Braised Tofu and Ribs with Fermented Bean Curd Sauce
As a member of the tofu family, fermented bean curd is also a magic seasoning and ingredient in our kitchen, often sparking new flavor inspirations. This time, using it as a braising sauce was a delightful surprise. 🥢 Basic Ingredients Fresh pork ribs, Fresh tofu, Leshan spicy fermented bean curd, Egg whites, Cilantro, Garlic, Cooking…
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Making Mapo Tofu a nutrition soup, only needs one more step
This version of Mapo Tofu is both nourishing and perfect with rice, and even beginner cooks can easily master it. In China, Mapo Tofu always ranks among the top beloved home-style dishes served with rice. Actually there’s no single “standard” recipe for Mapo tofu. For us, in our home cooking, health is as important as…
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Add some tofu to the meatball, it will be more gentle
This braised tofu meatball dish, has a little fancy flavor, but it’s surprisingly simple. First, when making meatballs, we added half of the crushed tofu to make them less greasy, much softer, and easier to absorb the flavor of braised sauce; At the same time, this time we did not use simple soy sauce for…
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A Bowl of Umami – Tofu Meatball Soup with Tomato, Baby Corns and Mushrooms
Meatballs are one of the handiest foods to have ready, for soups, noodles, stir-fries… whatever you feel like. Now we like mix the meat with tofu to make tofu meatballs — it’s lighter, tasty, and perfect for days when you want to eat a bit less meat. 🥢 How to Make Tofu Meatballs Take some…
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Homestyle Vegan Dish: Braised Juicy Yunnan Tofu in Savory Black Bean Sauce
This time, we recommend another recipe used creamy, pan-seared Yunnan Baojiang tofu , which is a homestyle vegan dish bursting with the flavor of Cantonese fermented black beans: Taste it carefully, you’ll find each tofu bite wrapped with a savory fermented sauce of black beans. The crisp outer has a springy chew, and the inside…
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It’s Not Mayo; It’s Sweet Tofu Dressing, Taste of Summer
When this silky tofu dressing first serves on the table, friends might think it’s regular mayo — but honestly, it tastes even better: lighter and healthier. What’s more, even no difficulty to make. So we truly think it’s worth to have a try! 🥢 Basic Ingredients 🥢 Simple Steps 1，Clean and dice the bell pepper.…
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Using Tofu Paste as a Salad Dressing, Nice Substitute for Cream or Cheese
As for salad dressings, we always look for something new and healthier than the supermarket bought. Using Tofu as a Salad Dressing Base? It’s high in protein, low in fat, and works especially well as a creamy, dairy-free emulsifier. For the best effect, go with soft or silken tofu. Firm tofu is too dense and…
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A Yummy Lab in Joy Garden 